Do you restrict yourself to mainstream weightlifting equipment as you try to increase/improve muscle, strength, and conditioning? By using only barbells and dumbells on pre-programmed routines day in and day out, you could be setting yourself up for failure in several ways. Do you find yourself scratching your head? Do you wish there was some alternative training equipment you could use to spice up your workouts?
I want to introduce you to traditional weightlifting cousins in just a moment. Before I introduce them, I will assure you they are all very viable means to fully develop muscle and also to help you shred your body by accelerating fat loss as well as giving you a variety of choices to complement your weightlifting program.
Without further ado, the cousins to weightlifting are kettlebells, resistance bands, the stability ball, homemade exercise equipment, and perhaps the most exciting of all: odd objects.
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